School of Engineering and Informatics (for staff and students)

Athena SWAN

The School of Engineering and Informatics is committed to promoting gender equality and enabling all staff to achieve their maximum potential. This commitment is recognised by Athena SWAN Charter awards.

The Athena SWAN Charter was developed to combat under-representation of women in science, technology, engineering, medicine and mathematics (STEMM) in higher education and research. It covers:

Current activities

Athena SWAN is relevant to the whole School of Engineering and Informatics, and is a standing agenda item for School committees. The process itself is managed by the self-assessment team (SAT) whose members represent a cross-section of the School. Academic and administrative staff members are:

Dr Elizabeth Rendon-Morales (joint lead)

Dr Spyros Skarvelis-Kazakos (joint lead)

Prof Jonathan Bacon

Dr Anna Barnett

Dr Silvia Butera

Prof John Carroll

Dr Kate Howland

Mr Alasdair MacKay

Prof Maziar Nekovee

Mr Luke Scott

Prof Ian Wakeman

Dr Julie Weeds

The SAT meets regularly; below is a photo taken at a recent meeting.

The SAT is responsible for implementing the action plan in our Athena SWAN application. A sample of the actions are:

Monitoring timings of School meetings and social gatherings to ensure they are held within core hours unless a different timing is unavoidable.

A researcher who received worldwide media coverage for a study of girls' programming skills presents her findings at a conference in Holland.

Inclusive use of language — resources

The School is committed to the inclusive use of language. Communication (both written and oral) should not make implicit assumptions that may may lead to people feeling excluded or inferior. Please refer to the following resources for examples and guidance: